• Local professional English speaking guide
• Single timed returned transfers from Toulouse Airport
• All transfers within the itinerary
• Meals as detailed in the meal plan

• Travel Insurance
• Visas (if applicable)
• Tips
• Optional activities on free day
• Miscellaneous expenses - drinks and souvenirs etc

TRAVEL TO YOUR DESTINATION

In some cases you may choose to take a ferry and/or train to your holiday start and end destination. Please see further information on Travelling by Train.

If flying from the UK there are low cost airlines available to the start and from the end of your holiday.

To benefit from full financial protection, ease your holiday planning, and avoid dealing with airlines, we can book scheduled flights from the UK as part of a flight inclusive package. Scheduled flights are usually more expensive that low cost alternatives, however potentially less stressful if your flight is cancelled or delayed. If you book flights through KE Adventure Travel we will offset the carbon of your flight.

A single timed group transfer from Toulouse Airport to the group accommodation is provided. It takes around 1 hour 30 minutes to drive from Toulouse to Saint-Lizier.

The return transfer leaves late afternoon, to meet flight departing from Toulouse in the late evening. This return transfer takes around 2 and half hours.

Anyone may use these transfers but it is your responsibility to check the timings of this flight prior to departure as schedules can change.

If your flight schedules do not permit you to take advantage of these transfers you will need to make your own transfer arrangements.

Hotel contact details and an emergency number will be provided with your booking confirmation.

All breakfasts, a 3-day expedition lunch pack and 4 dinners are included in the holiday price. You will need to pay for 1 dinner on day 1 in St Girons and 1 night in Luchon. The only lunches not included are at the Tapas restaurant in Arties on day 5 and in Luchon on day 6. These non-included meals give you the opportunity for flexibility and choice on those days.

Many places on this holiday have drinkable water from the tap to fill your personal water bottles. Please check with the leader at the various locations. Please take purification tablets or a filter bottle (such as a Water-To-Go bottle) for days when drinking water out of the tap is not available. We do not encourage the purchasing of single use plastic bottles.

Whilst trekking we will have to carry our own share of food provisions with us for 1 dinner, 1 breakfast, 3 lunches and any snacks. Your guide will distribute these provisions amongst the group on the evening on day 1 in St Girons. We will have dinner provided by the wardens at the huts/refuges on day 2 and day 4. Breakfast once in the mountains will simply consist of bread, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and some jam. Lunch will be bread, cheese and meats. Dinner on day 3 will be co-ordinated by the guide and will be mainly dehydrated food (pasta etc..). Dinners in the Refuge and at La Feniere will be wholesome mountain food and usually 3 courses. You may wish to bring along some additional snacks of your own (granola bars, chocolate bars or sweeties) for your trekking days and to supplement breakfast in the mountains.

Whilst we can cater for vegetarians, albeit sometimes with a more limited choice, we cannot always provide special diets.  Due to the nature of some of the trips that we operate and the countries in which we operate them, it can be very hard (and sometimes impossible) to cater for a wide range of dietary choices and you may have to supplement your diet with food/snacks from home.  If you have specific dietary requirements please do speak to our sales team and they will be able to advise you whether or not we will be able to offer your specific choice.  Please note that we are unable to provide separate menus and cannot accept liability for any problems arising from special dietary requirements or intolerances.

During this trip the group will spend 1 night in Saint-Lizier. Whilst on trek you spend 1 night at a rural gite in a non-segregated dormitory with shared facilities, 1 night in a mountain refuge (with showers) (or camping close by depending on availability) and 1 night either in a simple cabane (no bathroom facilities) or wild camping close by. At the end of the trek you have 2 nights at a comfortable Alpine style lodge. The 200 year old stone building is actually a converted barn with a great open fire place and dining area with mountain views. No single supplement is available during this trip. Additional nights in St Giron and Luchon are available please contact the office for prices. Accommodation in St Girons, Luchon and while camping is based on twin sharing. If you are travelling by yourself you will be paired up with another single client of the same sex.

The group will be lead by a local, English speaking qualified mountain leader.

This holiday involves going to moderately high altitude.  During the course of your trip you will reach altitudes in excess of 2500 metres.  Most people will have no difficulty with this level of altitude but before coming on the holiday, we recommend you read the advice on trekking at high altitude.  You can also talk to one of our trekking experts if you have any concerns about altitude.

We estimate that €200 will be sufficient to cover all personal expenses including the not included meals and some beverages. This should also allow you to pay tips to the local staff. We recommend that you carry your travel money in the form of Euros since there will be not be any opportunities to change it once you arrive in St Girons, although ATM's are available in St Giron and Luchon. If you are intending to buy considerable quantities of soft drinks or beer, or expensive souvenirs you should budget accordingly.

Tipping is the accepted way of saying ‘thank you’ to you trekking leader and local team. Tipping is entirely voluntary and should be dependent on good service. We advise you to tip as a group.

For this holiday you should take one main piece of luggage and one backpack. Whilst trekking you must pack everything, including your sleeping bag, camping mat, mess tin, mug, spoon and a small stove (which are all provided for you) as well as your lunches and the 1 night dinner rations, into your backpack. You must ensure that your pack is as light as possible and we recommend a 55-65 litre backpack for this purpose. Your main baggage will be left with the support vehicle and will be transferred to Luchon at the end of the trek. For international flights please check your baggage allowance with your airline.

For each holiday there is a minimum number of participants required to enable it to go ahead. Once the minimum number is reached, the trip status will change from 'Available' to 'Guaranteed to run'. You can check the trip status for each departure in ‘Dates and Prices’ table. Other than in exceptional circumstances, we will not cancel a trip once it has achieved this guaranteed to run status and so you are free to proceed with your international flight booking and other travel arrangements.